A live traffic map shows traffic banked up for kilometres across the central Auckland motorway network. Image / Google MapsAll southbound lanes are now open following an accident south of Greenlane which saw motorists facing a 7km crawl through central Auckland. UPDATE 12:25PMTow services are working to clear this crash, however delays remain southbound from Spaghetti Jctn to Greenlane. ^TPhttps://t.co/or8s4qwcui — Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) March 23, 2021At the time, a live traffic map showed motorists banked up back to Victoria Park Tunnel, at least 7km away from the initial crash. Just before 1pm, Waka Kotahi announced all lanes were now open, but advised motorists to allow extra time as the congestion eased.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 24, 2021 00:06 UTC